Well, if they see that it fails they can correct course. Bad decisions have consequences.You hope a company fails and 162,000 GM employees lose their jobs, not to mention all the jobs lost from adjacent and ancillary businesses, all because you're upset that GM doesn't want to offer CarPlay?
Can't believe 7 people (so far) agree with this sentiment.
I think its GM is continuing to be ridiculous about this, but I don't see the case for a class action suit.
Right? They are doing this in the US no less. The country with the largest iPhone market share.
Funny thing I was walking to my old GMC Envoy at my hospitals parking lot with its after market car play and noticed 90% of the cars were either Honda or Toyota a random Lexus or BMW and was kinda shocked. I’m also noticing a ton of Mazdas now. I am finally going to get a new car but I’m only looking at Honda, Toyota or Mazda AWD crossovers I can’t imagine getting a car with no CarPlay support.
A few years ago, the American automaker General Motors (GM) announced that it would be phasing out support for CarPlay and Android Auto in its new electric vehicles, in favor of its own software platform. It was a controversial decision, as many drivers who are in the market for a new vehicle consider CarPlay to be a must-have feature.
Looking to capitalize on the situation, one GM dealership near Detroit, Michigan last year began offering an aftermarket CarPlay installation service in GM's newer EV models. But, according to a report this week from automotive blog The Drive (via The Verge), GM recently blocked the dealership from offering that service due to safety concerns.
"We have made the difficult decision to discontinue this product," said the LaFontaine Chevrolet Plymouth dealership, on a website that previously offered the CarPlay installation service. "This was not a decision we made lightly, but due to a variety of factors, continuing to offer this product is no longer viable in the long term," it said.
A spokesperson for GM told The Drive that unapproved aftermarket services "could affect critical safety features," and pose other issues.
"Aftermarket services that introduce features not originally designed, thoroughly tested, and approved by GM may cause unintended issues for customers," the GM spokesperson said, in response to this matter. "These issues could affect critical safety features and may also void portions of the vehicle's warranty."
It is unclear if the aftermarket CarPlay system actually poses any safety issues, or if GM is simply unhappy that one dealership decided to go against the company's decision to focus on its own software platform. It is also unclear if customers who already had the installation service completed will be affected in any way.
Article Link: GM Reportedly Blocks Dealership From Installing CarPlay in Newer EVs
For the same reason HP won't let you use 3rd party ink/toner - MONEY!
Why do you think Elon gave Trump $250M?
I got the Acura ZDX, based on the same GM platform. Charging speed is better than the Prologue, and so is the range. Plus CarPlay!!! I wish it charged as fast as a Tesla but, it's been mostly fine for my traveling needs.
Plenty of other car makers to choose from if you’re that bothered about Car Play support.
I’ve got 3rd party ink in my HP printer. I don’t think they can stop you doing that.
My Bolt EUV is probably my favorite car I’ve ever owned. There's an app on TestFlight right now that lets you mirror your iPhone screen through CarPlay. I doubt it’ll ever be on the App Store, but it's nice being able to finally watch video on the Bolt's big screen while charging (it's probably illegal to try using this while driving so don’t do that!).
Don't know about the ink, but as an HP tech, we are told they use a toner that is formulated differently than them.
When we purchased our last two cars Lexus/Toyota was saying "no CarPlay" so we didn't replace the Lexus with a Lexus and got a Mercedes instead. Now that we've had it for nearly 9 years, I prefer it to the RX450h we had and we won't be going back. So that is 2 car sales so far they've lost so far and potentially more in the future. At least Lexus came to their senses, but it was too late for our purchases when they did. We wouldn't even consider GM for a variety of reasons, the lack of CarPlay being one.
If they removed a feature from a car you own then sure, but someone can't sue to get a feature added to a car they want to buy.
Because they know that the smart people wouldn’t choose theirs. And they know their own homegrown one, sucks. It’s why we have Apple CarPlay in the first place.
My next car may be a Lexus because I have been loving the styling of them. I will never ever consider a GM.
